Kenzo Suzuki

[nickcave]

I remember him being mostly terrible except when he was doing his "I love America!!!" Gimmick and coming out dressed like Uncle Sam singing Living in America. What are your thoughts on him?

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

That seems like a pretty comprehensive summary of Kenzo Suzuki in WWE once you mention his hot wife.

[Phil Parent]

My thoughts about Kenzo Suzuki?

Maybe the worse New Japan trueborn to have made it out of the undercard.

Late starter who had size and not much else.

Was tolerable in tags, but anything in singles was horrible.

Got better in Mexico, but not much better.

[kidkamikaze10]

Was around for probably one of the worst times in New Japan, and somehow made it out of the undercard.

Struggled in the E. Though I'm impressed by how much he and his wife tried to speak English in their promos.

Was ok but not much in Mexico.

Can't stand him in AJPW.

Has a hot wife. And is generally a dork.

[Deleted]

He and his wife were basically characters out of a 1940's WW II propaganda film

[Kevin Hamilton]

Hirohito woulda been awkward

[lionheart21]

I thought he was actually gonna be pretty decent. I was quickly proven wrong.

[radiantsilvergun]

Sweet attire.

[N E O G E O B O Y S]

I weird case from the IWC where they didn't had a boner for a japanese wrestler

[Instant Classic]

I was like 9 when he debuted, I thought the team with him and Dupree were cool.

[Savage Gambino]

Dec 29, 2015 13:12:42 GMT -5 @snesmaster said:

He and his wife were basically characters out of a 1940's WW II propaganda film

He was billed from "The Land of the Rising Sun" and was almost named Hirohito. World War II propaganda might have been more subtle.

[________ has left the building]

Kenzo helped killed the myth of every Japanese wrestler is more awesome than their Western counterparts. I remember when he wrestled Norman Smiley in MLW and the match sucked ass. Yet some online couldn't drop their puro boner and admit it did. Even Meltzer said he sucked.

[baracklesnar]

I remember when he would do a chop and Cole would gush over his "martial arts mastery". Because all Asians are karate experts.

[One-Armed Drummer of Defrebel]

The best part was how commentary would talk about him like he was this master of all martial arts, when the dude had all the grace of Afro Ninja.

[Kevin Hamilton]

Dec 29, 2015 18:53:42 GMT -5 N E O G E O B O Y S said:

I weird case from the IWC where they didn't had a boner for a japanese wrestler

I'd rather watch a Moolah match.

[A Platypus Rave]

Dec 29, 2015 19:21:27 GMT -5 Savage Gambino said:

Dec 29, 2015 13:12:42 GMT -5 @snesmaster said:

He and his wife were basically characters out of a 1940's WW II propaganda film

He was billed from "The Land of the Rising Sun" and was almost named Hirohito. World War II propaganda might have been more subtle.

He never debuted as Hirohito though... he had one vignette as Hirohito before they realized that might be a bad idea...

Anyway, I liked his original Entrance on the sedan throne.

[Emmet Russell]

I remember people expecting him to be good because he was Japanese.

He sucked.

[Deleted]

Sad that him & Torrie Wilson didn't work out.